Stephen Kenny: We committed cardinal sin with concession of second goal 

The bad start outside the ground translated to exactly that on the pitch, with Ireland conceding inside the opening quarter of an hour. 

WHERE TO NOW? Republic of Ireland manager Stephen Kenny. Pic: Seb Daly/Sportsfile

The Irish were on the back foot from the off. 

Hundreds of Irish fans stuck outside the ground as the game entered the fifth minute should have spelled out the way the evening would turn.